Janet King: episode guide

A Song Of Experience

Janet King (Marta Dusseldorp) returns from a year's maternity leave determined to prove she still has her edge, but finds a very different Department of Public Prosecutions. Under growing political pressure, director Tony Gillies (Peter Kowitz) has formed an uneasy alliance with his police counterpart, Chief Superintendent Jack Rizzoli (Vince Colosimo), and Janet's pre-eminence as Senior Crown Prosecutor is threatened by rising star Owen Ramsey (Damian Walshe-Howling), a former police prosecutor, willing to cut corners to win high-profile cases.

When Janet falters in her first case against sexual predator, Alex Mareno, (Darren Gilshenan), she pulls out all stops to convict high ranking police officer, Steven Blakely (John Howard), for the assisted suicide of his terminally ill wife.

When the case against Blakely escalates into a terrible murder, Janet, her DPP solicitors and the police are propelled into a series of investigations and court actions that, week by week, reveal a complex web of corruption and conspiracy until the first two seemingly unconnected cases collide in a shocking reveal that shakes the police, judiciary and the government to their core.

Under intense scrutiny from Jack Rizzoli and his political masters and with the traditional institutions of justice compromised, prosecuting the case becomes a dangerous battle of strategy and betrayal where no one can be trusted and no tactic is off limits.

Finding the truth will threaten Janet's career, her young family, and ultimately her life.

Natural Justice

In the wake of the drive-by shooting of murder witness Zebina Petrakis, Erin finds herself emerging as a key witness herself in the case against the two bikies who committed the murder.

Erin deeply affected by the shooting, she is not sure it is safe to give evidence. Owen is keen to land the high profile brief as, with Erin's eyewitness evidence and a confession from one of the shooters, the prospect of a conviction is good.

Lurking Doubt

Janet faces humiliation when Dianne Vasilich appeals against her conviction for murder, as it becomes increasingly likely that her victim, Steven Blakely, was involved in the production of child porn. Her pursuit of corruption sees Janet facing her greatest threat.

With:

Jeanette Cronin as Tracey Samuels,

Tiriel Mora as Judge Granville Renmark,

Akos Armont as Drew Blakely,

Harriet Dyer as Maya Blakely,

Darren Gilshenan as Alex Moreno,

Jessica Napier as Caroline Martin,

Sonia Todd as Gail Jones,

Brandon Burke as Justice Jonathan MacLeod,

Zoe Carides as Gillian Warden,

Deborah Kennedy as Dianne Vaslich,

Julian Garner as Brian Vincent,

Nastassja Djalog as Karen Shaw,

Brooklyn & Amelia Flores as Emma King Larsson,

Cooper & Jake O'Brien as Liam King Larsson,

Zoe Trilsbach as Judge's Associate,

Peter Henwood as Judge Manzarelli,

John Thwaites as Judge Lane,

Justine Kacir as Moira Reilly,

Tushar Apte as Ramesh Nahar,

Danielle Ross as Ruby Moreno,

Yvette Kaleel as Female Journalist #1,

Alice Harvey as Female Journalist #2,

Marea Rayment as Female Police Officer

Overtime

In the wake of the attempted murder of her family, Janet starts to suspect that she has stumbled onto a wide-ranging conspiracy involving powerful and well-connected paedophiles, including Judge Renmark, the man who holds her fate in his hands.

The Greatest Good

Blakely's killer is finally revealed, but Janet discovers there's someone higher up pulling the strings — someone powerful and very close — the same person she finds herself in an isolated place with...